We all pretty much want the same things in life. Get straight As, pursue studies, get a job, get married, and be good enough to be granted entrance to Jannah. Then what’s so different about our lives?
It’s how we get there.
While Individual A might come from a poor family and have to study super hard to get a scholarship because it’s the only way for him to get funds to enter university, Individual B might have parents who are on the board of directors and be easily admitted to his dream university. Both managed to wriggle their way into the institution they have thought of entering for so long, but who deserves it better? Easy. It is not up to us to decide that.
The thing is, we only see things from the surface, and we grasp into the bits of reality that we see and turn it into a belief. We believe that Individual X should not be allowed to succeed because he didn’t even show any effort. Individual Y will never reach the top of the business ladder because he has never shown any commitment to his business. Individual Z will rot in hell because all he’s been showing us are his terrible sins, which he will never earn forgiveness for. We depend so much on what people show us instead of what truly lies deep within their hearts.
In life, there are some people who will get through it easily and some who will struggle and might not even get what they desperately need to achieve and all this stuff. It’s called fate. You can’t choose whether you were born into a rich or a poor family, nor can you choose whether you are intellectually smart or average; but you have the option to choose whether you want to improve yourself or allow people to talk rubbish about you.
On the same topic at hand, you also have the option of deciding whether you want to criticise others or use the time you have to be better. I’m not telling you which one is better, but I hope you make good choices. After all, we’re all in the chase for the same things.
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